The year is 1907. The city is London where a fleet of 20 electric powered buses glides silently between the horse-drawn past and the noisy, dirty and unreliable future. Shortly thereafter, they disappeared despite being popular with passengers, more reliable and cost effective than motor buses. Why? Read on...

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ReferencesTransportation, Automobile

CREE have produced the first single-LED that gives the same light as a standard household bulb and have set a new record for the most efficient LED light at 130 lumens per watt. How does this measure up? Read More...

ReferencesLighting, CFL, LED

The has released a report indicating that many biofuels "offer a cure that is worse than the disease... The current push to expand the use of biofuels is creating unsustainable tensions that may disrupt markets... Read More...

ReferencesBiofuel, UN, OECD

Chevron's EnergyVille online game about how to power a city is a clever marketing ploy. As Chevron self-interestedly points out "we recognize the world needs all the energy we can develop in every potential form." Energyville players... Read More...

ReferencesElectricity

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